Problems With Screens

Then remove the tacks or stapes and the screening.  Buy new screening and staples/tacks of the same material as the screening.  This will  prevent future rust or corrosion.  The screening must be large enough to cover the opening, plus the molding, plus an additional half inch on all four sides. This half inch will be folded back to form a double hem all the way around and provide a secure grip for the stapes or tacks.  Staples the screening to the long sides first.  Start on the first long side and staple and stretch the screening lengthwise as you work.  Keep it taut.  Before you begin work on the opposite side, check to see if the fit across the width is good.  The hem may need some adjustment if the screening has stretched, or if you measured incorrectly.  Then keeping it taut and even, staple the opposite side.  If necessary, adjust the hems on the two ends - then staple.  Replace the molding and paint the frame.

Small holes in any type of screening can be mended by gluing a patch of matching material over the hole with epoxy.  Make sure that the patch overlaps the area to be mended by an inch.

Try using several coats of clear nail polish over very small holes.  As a temporary measure, this works well.